MY Family Photo Session!

I was out in California for the past few weeks visiting my family for the holidays, so of course we had to do a family photo. This year it ended up turning into a real photo session instead of just a snapshot at Christmas! We all went to a nearby park, and I spent the next 15 minutes running back and forth setting up shots and trying to make it into the photos before the timer was up. Once we got a few good shots of all of us, I took the camera off the tripod and did some smaller group shots. Guest photographers include my dad (Andrew), and my little brother (Emerson) for the other photos that I am actually in! This was probably the hardest family session I've done haha, but I suppose I should have expected that. It turned out pretty cute once everyone cooperated!

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Elfin Forest Family Session

 Say hello to some of MY family! This is my brother, Todd with his daughter (my ridiculously adorable niece) Ruby, and fiancee Karie! While I was visiting for the holidays I did a quick family session with them and it was super fun. The location is in the Elfin Forest which is this cute little forest with a trail/boardwalk through it right near my parents' new house. My sister had taken me there and I got so excited I wanted to do a photo shoot there. So it was awesome that Todd and Karie were up for a walk with Ruby on a beautiful Sunday morning.

It's nice to be able to do some work in a different part of the country. You don't see this kind of stuff in Chicago! I'm currently going through lots and lots of photos that I took in California over the break and there will be more blog posts to come because I can't keep all of the beautiful scenery and fun to myself!

I hope everyone else had a lovely holiday and a very happy New Year!

:)